| E | A | |
| I wanna be young | the rest of m | y life; |
| E | A | |
| N | ever say no, try anythin | g twice. |
| E | A | |
| 'Til the ang | els come and | ask me to fly, |
| E | A | |
| Gonna be | 18 T | il I die |
| N.C. |
| 18 'til I die! |
| Verse 2: |
| E | B | A | D | |
| Can't live forever, | that's | wishful thinkin'. |
| E | B | A | D | |
| Whoever said that | must of been drink | in'. |
| E | B | A | |
| Don't wanna grow up. | I | don't see why. |
| F# | G | A | |
| I | couldn't care less if time | flies by. |
| Chorus: |
| D | G | Em7 | A | |
| 18 'til I | die, gonna be | 18 'til I d | ie. |
| D | G | |
| Yeah, it | sure feels good to | be alive, |
| Em7 | A | |
| Someday I'll be 18 going on | 55. |
| D | G | A | |
| 18 'til I | die. |
| Verse 3: (same as verse 1) |
| Anyway, I just wanna say |
| Why bother with what happened yesterday? |
| It's not my style, I live for the minute; |
| If ya wanna stay young, get both feet in it. |
| 18 'til I die. |
| Verse 4: (same as verse 2) |
| A little bit of this, a little bit of that; |
| A little bit of everything, gotta get on track. |
| It's not how you look, it's what ya feel inside |
| I don't care when, I don't need to know why. |
| Chorus:(same as before except ending) |
| D | G | A | |
| ... | 18 'til I | die. There's | one thing for sure, |
| I'm sure gonna try. |
solo:(D - G - Em7 - A - D - G - Em7 - A)
| Bridge: |
| Em | F#m | |
| Yeah don't | worry about the future, for | get about the past; |
| G | E | |
| We're | gonna have a ball, yeah, | we're gonna have a blast. |
| A | E | Em | E | |
| Gonna make it last. | Hey, | yeah! |
| repeat chorus til the end. |